Collar-button clasp



Sept. 25, 1928;

A. BEIFFOS COLLAR BUTTON CLASP Filed Jan. 6, 1928 far: @0201 INVENTOR wfidzww ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 25, 1928.

UNi-TEDSTATES PATENT] OFFICE...

ANTON BE IFlE OS, or NEWARK, NEW

' COLLAR-IBUTTON CLASP.

Application Med January 6, 1928. 'Serial No. 244,822.

An objectof this, my presentinventiomis the provision of means forsustaining a bow tie in tied condition and to ali'ord the same with aspring actuated clamp to engage with the shank of a collar button foreilectively sustaining the tie in proper position with re spectto thecollar of a wearer.

A further object is the provision of a device for this purpose, whichshall be characterized I by simplicity in construction, ease in application and thorougheificiency impractical use. To the attainment of theforegoing, the in-- vention consists in theimprovement ashereinafterdescribed and definitely claimed.

In; the drawing I I v Figure 1 is perspective view illustrating theapplication of my improvement, the button being separated from theclamp. I

Figure 2- is an approximately centrally.

transverse sectional view through the iniprovement, the button beingengaged by the clamp and'locked on the tie. v

Figure 3-is asectional view approximately on the line 83of Figure 2.

Figuretis a perspective view, illustrating the manner in whichthecentral fold-or bow portion of a tie is engaged and l'lXCLlon one ofth'e'elements-of the improvement.

Figure 5 is a' plan view of a modified-form of'c'lainp. i Vhile inthe'drawin'g I have illustrated my improvement applied and foriningafixed part of a bow tie, it is obvious'that the same may be attached toand provide a fixed ele- HlCIItOH'tl f ()1lI111-hlll(l'l5l6.

Referring now to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a tie folded inthe usual mannerto't'orm what is known as a bow tiez Thestrip 2,that'coinprises the central or how portion oi a tie, is foldedtherearound, the ends of saidstrip being disposedoverthe back of a tieand need not meet. The ends of the portion 2 have forced therethroughspaced teeth 3 fOID'lQtlOIi the opposite edges of the central andrectangular portion 5 of the clamping or sustaining member of theimprovement. The member 5 is formed of a thin strip of bendable metal,and has its corners provided with right angularly disposed bendablestrip extensions 66 and 77. The strips 7 are of a less length handthanthe strips 6. The said strips 7 are designed to be bent over the ends ofthe fold 2 of the collar 1 which are impinged by the teeth 3, and as amatter of fact they lie in Designed to be arranged against the outerface of a plate 5, or rather-against the bent fingers 7 on the saidplate, there is the inner and closed face of a'substantially rectangularmetal casing 9. p I

Preferably the outer face of a casing 9 is open, but this casing isclosed by a cover plate 10, and the rear easingmay be formed or providedwith bendable fingers 11 designed to be arranged transversely of theycenter thereof and to be bent against the clo-v sure plate 10. Inaddition tothis, thefingeiis G6 and 88 on the plate 5 arebentover thetop, bottom and sides of the casing Sandlikewise bent over theouter faceof the plate 10,

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for ei'i'ectivelv holding the said plate in casare'ind-icated fordistinction by the numerals 15, the lower ends of the arms 15 areextendedoutwardly: and pass through openings in the sides of the casing.These portions, indicated by the characters '16, are bent uponthemselves to form the same with outer substantially U shaped'fingerpush portions 17. The ai-iiis 15 provide apair of'elamping jaws, and areheld in spaced relationby contact elements 18 which engage with theouter arms of the rectangular portions of. the rods 14.

The contact elements 18 are preferably formed by slitting and bendinginwardly parts of the metal cover plate 10, and the said cover plate,between and below these strips 18, has a transverse slot 19therethrough. The slot 19 is designed to receive therein the shank 20 ofa collar button 21, and the edges of the said shank are notched as at 22for engagement with the jaws 15. Obviouslv the pressure upon the end 17of a clamp will move the jaws away from each other to permit oftheremoval of a collar button from en gagem'eiit with the neck tier 1 InFigure 5 I have shown a clamp member slightly different in constructionfrom that previously described. This clamp includes a substantiallyrectangular body 5 formed at;

its corners with right angularly extending bendable fingers '6 and 7.-'The fingers 7 are of a less length than the fingers 6 and the saidfingersHT" are designed to be bent over the ends of the bow portion of atie when the latter is arranged against the fiat body 5 while thefingers 6'; are designed to be bent over and to clamp the plate 5 on thesubstan-.

tially rectangular casing. 9 i I Also while I have stated that thecasing may be integrally formed with fingers to engage the outer or faceplate thereof,such fingers are not an absolute requirement as thefingers 6 and 8 of the plate 5,0r the fingers 6 of the plate 5 whenbrought .to engagement with such face plate will effectively hold thesame on the casing. Also, and as disclosed by the drawings the ends ofthe U-shaped fingers 17 that are received through the openings in thesides of the casing are bent'or hooked, as at 25, to contact with theinner walls of the said casing and limit-the outward movement of thepushportions :17 therethi'ough.

Vhile it is believed that the foregoing V description,when read inconnection with the hold myself entitled to whatl claim.

' Ha-ving thus described the invention, I claini:-

1. In-a device of the character set forth,

and in combination with a collar button having a flat shank whose edgesare notched, of a plate having its edges formed with teeth and itscorners provided with bendable finger extensions, and the teethof thesaid plate designed for impinging engagement with the bow portion of aneck tie, and certain of the fingers designed to be bent over the plateagainstthe impinged ends of the tie, a casing said bent fingers havingan'outer closure plate designed to be en-' resting against the willfully set forth gaged by the remaining fingers of the first mentionedplate when the latter are bent over the casing and against the closureplate, a rod having anadherent resiliency which is centrallysecuredinthe casing and which is bent uponitself to providesubstantially rectangular port-ions, whose inner arms form spring jaws,stop elements carried by the 010- sure plate for engaging the outer armsof said rectangular portions of the rod, the bow 7 arms of the rodshaving their ends projected.

and extended through the ends of the casing and bent upon themselves toprovide substantially U-shaped finger grips, and the closure platehaving an opening tlierethrough opposite the jaw port-ions of the rodfor the passage of a shank of a collar button therethrough. p

2. In a device of the character set forth, and in combination with acollar button hava plate having its edges forinedwith teeth and itscorners provided with bendable finger extensions, and the teeth of thesaid plate designed for impinging engagement with the bow portion of aneck tie, and certain of the fingers designed to be bent over the plateagainst'the impingedends of the tie, a cas-' ing resting against thesaidbent fingers havinglan outer closure plate designed to be engaged by theremaining fingers of the first mentioned plate when the latter are bentover the casing and againstcthe closure plate, a rod having an adherentresiliency which is centrally secured in the casing and which is bentupon itself to provide substantially rectangular portions whose innerarms forin spring jaws, stop elements carried by the closure plate forengaging the outer arms of the said rectangular portions of the rod, thebow armsof the rods having their ends projected ing, a flat shank whoseedges are notched,of

and extended through theends ofthe casing and bent upon themselvestoprovide sub stantially U-shaped finger grips, the closure plate havingan opening therethrough opposite the jaw portions of the rod for thepassage of a "shank of a collar button theret-hrough, and bendablefingers carried by the casing for also engaging with the closure plate.7

In testimony whereof I a'lfix my signature. Y

ANTON BEIFFOS.

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